The Rumi Forum presented “Justice, justice shall you pursue……” (Deuteronomy 16:20): A textual approach to the Jewish view of Social Justice and Community Service M. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., Senior Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation
Rabbi Bruce Lustig is senior rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation. Along with the daily responsibilities of leading a 3,000 member congregation, he has shown community involvement in the Jewish Council for the Aging, the Executive Board of Israel Bonds of the Greater Washington Area, the UAHC Rabbinic Network on Youth Suicide, the Mayors Faith Advisory Board, the National Liaison for National Day of Prayer, and the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, District of Columbia Division. He is a pro-active leader of Washington’s Interfaith Community and organized the nation’s first Abrahamic Summit bringing together Christians, Jews and Muslims for dialogue. Rabbi Lustig received a Bachelor of Arts degree (with honors) from the University of Tennessee. He holds a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters and was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.